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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Cornell

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at GMU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 2 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Science, Technology & Society Report

#2 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science, Technology & Society Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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